Boat trip

Hoi An

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April 29th 2010
The journey from Hue to Hoi was a two leg, pretty eventful one. First leg a train journey from Hue to Danang. There are more direct routes but guide books rave about the train journey. They're not wrong, the scenery's amazing. The train travels right along the coast so we had mountains covered in plush greenery to one side and sheer cliff faces and the sea to the other. Only problem was that the t ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more